Florida coach Billy Napier has made his stance clear on the possibility of player tampering in college football if the tradition of hosting spring games continues.

From there, through word-of-mouth, additional donations started pouring in. Folks who had lost everything during hurricanes Helene and Milton came to secure whatever they needed – clothing, diapers, ...

Pirates are temporarily taking over downtown Tampa to celebrate Gasparilla, an annual pirate-themed festival. Known as the city's "signature event," Gasparilla was named after famed Florida pirate ...

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor handed over the key to Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla for the 2025 pirate invasion. Mexico denied a U.S. military plane access to land Thursday, at least temporarily frustrating ...

Sometimes, they even take the Tampa mayor hostage to ransom for the key to the city. The origins of Gasparilla, both invasion and parade, are owed to what Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla call the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— Jose Gasparilla and hundreds of boaters invade Tampa and take over the city. Ye Mystic Krewe travels to the Tampa Convention Center where the captain meets with Jane Castor to make ...

5:30 p.m. — The parade has now ended! Happy Gasparilla! 2:30 p.m. — The Parade of Pirates has begun on Bayshore Boulevard. 11:30 a.m. — After rumors were swirling of an invasion on Saturday ...

On Saturday, January 25, at 11:30am, the world’s only fully-rigged pirate ship, the Jose Gasparilla, will set sail from the south end of Hillsborough Bay. Hundreds of pirates aboard the vessel ...